"  CHICAGO,  BURLINGTOJ?  t  QUINCY  R.R 


UBUI^BAN 


ALONG  IPHB  G.  B.  ^  Q. 


PUBLISHED  BV 

THE  PASSENGER  DEPARTMENT 

C.  B.  *  Q.  R.  R. 

CHICAGO. 


ILLUSTRATIONS  FROM 

PHOTOGRAPHS  BY  R.  D.  CLEVELAND, 

1710  MARQUETTE  BUILDING. 


POOLE  BROS. 

PRINTERS  AND  ENGRAVERS, 
CHICAGO. 


Form  Ad.  311. 


SUBURBAN  HOMES 

ALONG  THE  C.  B.  &  Q. 

UT  of  reach  of  the  smoke  and  grime  and  dost,  and  yet 
completely  in  touch  with  the  city,  are  hundreds  and  hun- 
dreds of  beautiful  homes  along-  the  Chicago,  Burlington  & 
Quincy  Railroad.  Nearly  all  of  the  suburban  districts  in 
which  these  homes  are  located  are,  in  point  of  time,  nearer 
to  the  business  part  of  the  city  than  Lake  View,  Hyde  Park, 
Englewood,  Holstein,  or  Humboldt  Park.  Trains  that  run 
to  and  from  them  during  the  day  and  night  carry  their  residents  to  and  from 
business  much  more  pleasantly,  much  more  quickly,  and  always  more  promptly 
on  time  than  residents  within  the  city  are  carried  one-fifth  the  distance  on  the 
street  cars. 

In  less  number  of    minutes  than    it  takes   a  person  to  reach   the  locality 
immediately   north  of    Lincoln  Park,  the  Chicago,  Burlington  &  Quincy  trains 


carry  people  to  lovely  suburban  towns  along  its  line,  such  for  instance  as 
La  Vergne,  Berwyn,  Riverside,  Hollywood,  Grossdale,  La  Grange,  Hinsdale  and 
so  on  to  Downer's  Grove,  twenty-one  miles  out.  But  in  the  matter  of  time 
even  Downer's  Grove  is  nearer  by  train  to  the  heart  of  the  city  than  are  several 
places  within  the  boundaries  of  Diversey  Avenue,  Oakwood  Boulevard  and  West 
Fortieth  Street. 

And  then  what  a  contrast  in  the  manner  of  travel.  The  train  passengers 
have  comfortable  seats,  plenty  of  bright  daylight  to  read  their  papers  by,  pure 
air  blowing  from  open  fields  or  woodlands,  no  damp  reeking  tunnels  to  pass 
through,  but  with  groves  and  streams  and  flowers  to  feast  the  eyes  on  while 
speeding  by. 

In  order  to  travel  over  a  distance  less  than  four  miles  from  the  City  Hall 
the  hapless  traveler  on  the  street  cars  has  for  the  same  or  a  greater  length  of 
time  to  cling  like  a  fly  to  steps  or  straps  or  platform  guard.  He  is  jostled, 
crushed,  choked  with  dust  or  bedraggled  with  rain  and  mud.  If  the  journey  be 
homeward  bound  he  arrives  at  home  (?)  too  miserable  and  disgusted  to  eat  his 


dinner.  Even  the  well-cooked 
meal  that  a  devoted  wife  has 
tried  to  keep  warm  to  await 
his  comingf  has  no  attraction 
for  him.  Nor  is  it  to  be 
wondered  at,  as  owing  to  the 
uncertainty  of  street -car 
travel  he  rarely  reaches  home 
at  the  same  time  on  two  con- 
secutive evenings,  and  the 
best-cooked  meal  gets  spoiled 

by  waiting.      He  endures  the  same  tribulations  on  the  down-town  trip  as  when 

homeward  bound  and  he  reaches  his  office,  each  morning,  as  tired  as  if  he  had 

already  concluded  a  hard  day's  work. 

Just  think  for  a  moment  that  it  takes  a  train  only  thirty  minutes  to  reach 

La  Grange,  fourteen   miles   away,   and    that    there   are   forty-two  trains   daily, 


NEAR  LA  GRANGE. 


twenty-one  each  way  to  and  from  this  pleasant  suburb.  It  takes  a  passenger 
on  the  street  cars  the  same  length  of  time  to  :,reach  North  Avenue,  or,  on  the 
South  Side,  Twenty-second  Street ;  on 
the  West  Side,  Division  Street  and 
Milwaukee  Avenue,  or  Blue  Island 
Avenue  and  Twelfth  Street. 

But   the   great    point   is   in  the 
manner  of  reaching  these  places  as 
compared  with  the  suburbs  and   in 
what  one  sees  at  the  end  of  the 
journey.      In  the  city  we  have 
dusty  streets,  manure  bestrewn 
alleys,  dirty  yards,  stifling  air 
in  the  pokey  little  flats  or  tene- 
ment   houses   and   with    grimy 
smoke  and  dust  on  everything. 


At  the  end  of  half  an  hour's  journey  on  the  train, 
nay,  even  in  half  that  time,  one  sees  copiously  sprinkled 
avenues  and  boulevards,  houses  surrounded  by  trees  and 
well-^ept  lawns,  pure  air,  plashing  fountains,  grass  plots 

glistening  under  rain  from  the 
whirligigs,  happy  households 
gathered  on  the  verandas, 
in  the  hammocks  or  in  the 
swings,  wild  birds  flitting  from 
tree  to  tree,  merry  children 
tending  the  flower  beds  and 
peace  and  quietness  prevailing 
everywhere. 

But  though  these  are  great 
attractions,  they  are  by  no 
means  all  the  advantages  pos- 


scssed  by  the  suburban  resident. 
It  does  not  require  much  knowt- 
edge   of    real    estate   values   to 
know  that  these  houses  in  the 
suburbs  (houses  that  might  truth- 
fully be  called  homes),  are 
much  less  expensive  than 
similar    pretentious    build- 
ings   in    the    city;     water 
taxes  are  a  good  deal  less, 
living  expenses  are  consid- 
erably under  what  they  are 
in  the  city,  doctors'  bills  are  lighter,  because  the  general  health  of  the  individual 
is  better,  and  the  enjoyment  of  living  is  proportionately  greater. 

Schools  of  high  standard,  churches  of  various  denominations,  general  grocery, 
meat,  hardware,  drygoods  and  drug  stores  abound  in  these  suburbs. 


Sufferers  from  bronchial  and  catarrhal  troubles,  due  to  the  frequent  and 
sudden  lowering  of  the  temperature  because  of  cold  breezes  from  Lake  Michigan, 
have  found  in  these  inland  suburbs  an  immense  relief  and  in  many  cases  a 
complete  remedy  for  these  aggravating  afflictions. 

Not  the  least  of  the  conveniences  these  dwellers  in  the  rural  districts  enjoy 

and  one  that  will  be  appreciated 
alike  by  men  and  women,  is  that 
parcels  bought  at  any  of  the  big 
department  stores  in  Chicago  are 
delivered  at  suburban  residences 
along  the  Chicago,  Burlington 
&  Quincy  Railroad  on  the  day 
of  purchase,  and  more  promptly, 
perhaps,  than  if  the  delivery  had 
to  be  made  within  the  limits  of 
the  city. 


FULLERSBURO    DAM. 


BERWYN    HOMES. 


_)jERVv  Y  N  is  one  of  the  first  of  the  choice  suburbs 
outside  the  city  limits.  It  is  nine  and  one-half  miles 
from  the  Union  Depot,  but  it  can  be  reached  in 
twenty-two  minutes,  less  time  than  it  takes  to  reach 
Chicago  Avenue  on  a  Milwaukee  Avenue  cable  car. 
It  has  been  appropriately  called  "Beautiful  Berwyn," 
and  is  a  charming  locality.  No  saloons  exist  in 
Berwyn  and  none  will  be  permitted.  Many  beautiful 
residences  adorn  the  well-kept  avenues.  They  are  owned  by  men  who  are  to  be 
met  with  in  the  business  houses  and  the  marts  of  trade  in  Chicago.  Shade  trees 
line  the  streets  and  dot  the  lawns.  The  streets  are  all  macadamized  and  are 
splendidly  maintained.  The  sidewalks  are  of  concrete  and,  like  the  streets,  are 
as  level  as  the  proverbial  billiard  table.  The  ground  is  thirty-three  feet  above 
Lake  Michigan  and  a  complete  system  of  sewerage  connects  with  the  Illinois 
River  one  mile  and  a  half  south  of  the  town.  Berwyn  extends  to  Riverside 
Avenue,  the  eastern  boundary  of  Riverside.  It  is  essentially  a  residence  suburb 


and  business  houses  are  restricted  to 
certain  streets  and  locations.  In  addi- 
tion to  several  stores  it  has  a  post 
office,  an  express  office,  a  splendid 
new  schoolhouse  built  of  stone  and 
pressed  brick,  two  churches  and  an 
interesting  kindergarten.  The  high 
school  is  only  a  mile  away.  A  big 
electric  plant  supplies  light  for  streets 
and  houses. 

The  Chicago,  Burlington  &  Quincy  depot  is  conveniently  located  in  the  center 
of  the  eastern  part  of  the  town,  and  for  the  accommodation  of  those  at  the  western 
end  a  depot  has  been  opened  at  Harlem  Avenue.  The  fare  between  Berwyn  and 
Chicago  is  somewhat  under  eight  cents  by  purchasing  a  regular  monthly  ticket. 
An  artesian  well  furnishes  good  and  abundant  water  from  a  depth  of  f  ,200  feet. 
All  water  and  sewer  piping  are  laid  without  expense  to  purchasers  of  property. 


DESPLAINES    RIVER. 


I  V  ERSIDE  is  picturesquely  built  on  the  Desplaines  River, 
eleven  miles  from  the  Union  Depot.  Plenty  of  fast  trains 
run  between  this  charming  suburb  and  the  city,  the  distance 
being:  covered  in  twenty-five  minutes,  and  the  fare  is  at 
the  rate  of  eight  and  one-third  cents  on  a  sixty-ride  ticket. 
The  Chicago,  Burlington  &  Quincy  depot  is  located  in  the 
center  of  the  town.  Riverside  has  four  and  a  half  miles 
of  river  trom^fff  at  this  point  the  Desplaines  forms  a  great  bend  embracing 
most  of  the  town  and  presents  some  exceedingly  pretty  views.  Standing  at 
particular  points  one  may  see,  through  vistas  of  trees,  charming  glimpses  of 
sloping  green  banks,  rippling  water  and  handsome  bridges. 

Riverside  is  the  home  of  many  of  Chicago's  prominent  lawyers,  judges, 
members  of  the  board  of  trade  and  men  in  many  other  professions  and  business. 
Yet  choice  property  can  still  be  had  at  $25  per  foot  front  and  the  lots  are  all 
200  feet  deep.  The  suburb  is  divided  into  four  sections,  known  as  Long  Common 
Park,  Scottswood  Common,  Indian  Garden  and  Picnic  Island.  Early  in  the  '70s 


an  improvement  company  spent  $3,000,000  in  beautifying  Riverside.  Nearly 
60,000  shrubs  and  trees  were  planted  which  are  now  in  luxuriant  foliage.  There 
are  thirty  miles  of  boulevards  and  drives  which  connect  with  the  boulevard  system 

of  the  city  and  five  miles 
more  are  under  way  to 
perfect  the  connection  with 
Berwyn. 

Artesian  wells,  of  more 
than  2,000  feet  in  depth,  pro- 
vide a  supply  of  256  gallons 
of  water  each  minute,  and  is 
copious  enough  to  permit  of 
sprinkling  every  boulevard 
and  drive,  besides  supplying 
all  that  is  needed  for  house- 
hold purposes  and  lawns  and 


gardens.      It  is  claimed  for  the  water  that  it  is  thirty 
per  cent,  softer  than  that  of   Lake  Michigan.      There 
are    Episcopal,    Presbyterian    and    Methodist 
Episcopal  churches  and  a  splendid  school,  and 
a  town  hall  is  now  being   completed 
at  a  cost  of  $26,000. 

The  town  is  laid  out  on  the  lines 
of  landscape  gardening  so  that  con- 
stantly varying  and  beautiful  views 
are  presented  at  every  curve  in  the 
drives  or  pathways.  The  trees  grow 
thickly  along  the  sidewalks  and  in 
many  places  meet  above  the  roadway, 
giving  the  appearance  of  leafy  tun- 
nels. There  are  general  stores,  a  drug 
store  and  a  post  office  in  Riverside. 


OLLYWOOD  is  separated  from  Riverside 
only  by  the  Desplaines  River,  and  its  depot  is 
reached  one  minute  later.  This  new  town  is  laid 
out  in  park  style  and  shows  what  money, 
improvements  and  the  unequaled  and  cheap  sub- 
urban train  service  of  the  Chicago,  Burlington  & 
Quincy  Railroad  can  effect  in  the  making  of  a 
delightful  place  to  find  home  life  and  rest  after 
the  labors  of  a  day.  The  character  of  all  the  improvements  in  Hollywood  is 
strictly  first-class.  The  streets  are  macadamized  and  have  ample  sewer  drainage. 
There  are  fifteen  parks  beautified  with  trees  and  shrubs.  The  sidewalks  are 
perfect  and  there  is  a  commodious  public  hall  building  with  general  stores 
underneath. 


ROSSDALE  is  fast  becoming-  one  of  the  most  popular 
suburbs  along  the  Chicago,  Burlington  &  Quincy  Railroad. 
It  has  beautifully  macadamized  driveways  and  nearly 
thirty  miles  of  sidewalks  in  connection  therewith.  A 
romantic  wooded  stream  of  running  water  passes  through 

The  place,  adding  much  to  its  picturesqueness  and  beauty,  while  at  the  same  time 
furnishing  a  splendid  system  of  drainage.  The  soil  is  forty-three  feet  above 
Lake  Michigan.  Its  Grand  Boulevard  connects  with  that  of  Riverside  and  fur- 
nishes a  delightful  drive  to  the  city  through  Douglas  Park.  Grossdale  is  peopled 
by  a  fine  class  of  residents,  and  no  business  buildings  are  allowed  on  exclusively 
residence  streets.  The  landscape  is  beautiful,  high  and  dry,  is  surrounded  by 
natural  forests,  pretty  groves  and  shade  trees  and  dotted  over  with  cottages 
completed  or  in  course  of  completion.  Grossdale  is  twelve  miles  from  the  Union 
Depot,  but  it  can  be  reached  in  twenty-five  minutes. 

West  Grossdale  is  one  minute  in  time  farther  away  from  the  city  than 
Grossdale.      Four    trees  are  planted  to  each   twenty-five  foot  lot  in  this  new 


suburb,  and  a  beautiful  park  extends  across 
the  entire  subdivision.  The  streets  are 
lighted  by  elegant  bou- 
levard lamps  and  there 
are  nearly  four  miles  of 
concrete  walks. 

Churches  of  various 
denominations,  graded 
and  high  schools  and 
general  stores  and  mar- 
kets are  conveniently 
situated  for  the  residents. 


SALT  CREEK,  NEAR  GROSSDALE 


A  CjRArsGE  is  only  two  miles  inside  the  Cook  County  line,  but 
^  i  it  is  only  twenty-eight  minutes  in  time  away  from  the  Union 
Depot.  It  is  one  of  the  most  beautiful  as  it  is  also  one  of  the 
most  popular  of  all  the  charming  suburbs  along  the  line  of  the 
Chicago,  Burlington  &  Quincy  Railroad.  It  is  the  largest  of 
the  towns  on  the  road  between  the  city  and  Aurora,  and  boasts 
of  a  population  of  5,000  people.  The  inhabitants  are 
accustomed  to  speak  of  their  town  as  "the  garden  spot  of 
Cook  County."  La  Grange  is  situated  on  the  first  high 
ground  west  of  the  city.  It  has  an  altitude  varying  from  forty-eight  feet  in 
the  east  to  one  hundred  feet  in  the  south  and  west  portions  of  the  town.  The 
soil  is  a  rich  prairie  loam  and  offers  to  lovers  of  horticulture  an  opportunity  of 
beautifying  their  grounds. 

La  Grange  is  noted  for  its  material  improvements.  The  town  has  been 
well  laid  out  with  fine  wide  streets  lined  with  stately  elms  and  maples  that 
give  a  pleasant  shade  to  well-kept  lawns  and  gorgeous  beds  of  flowers.  The 


streets  sooth  of  the  railroad 
tracks  are  macadamized  and 
the  work  of  paving  the  streets 
on  the  north  side  is  well 
under  way.  Brainerd  Avenue 
is  already  completed.  Pro- 
tection against  fire  is  ample 
the  town  has  a  splendid 
water-works  system  and  an 
enthusiastic  fire  department 
and  apparatus.  There  are 
eight  churches  including  a  Congregational,  Episcopal,  Baptist,  Catholic,  Presby- 
terian, German  Lutheran,  Methodist  and  Swedish  Lutheran.  Saloons  have  no 
place  in  La  Grange,  but  instead  there  are  three  grammar  schools,  a  township 
high-school  and  a  kindergarten.  At  dusk  the  streets  are  all  lighted  by  electricity. 
To  offset  the  lack  of  saloons  there  are  two  bakeries,  four  meat  stores,  four  drug 


stores,   nine   groceries   and   a 

variety  of  other   stores,  such 

as    furniture,  shoes,  millinery 

and  bicycle  shops.      There  is 

scarcely    a    business    of    any 

kind  useful  to  the  public  that 

is  not  represented  and  in  many 

of  them  their  patrons  can  be 

served  as  well  as  in  Chicago. 

It    should   be  borne   in  mind, 

however,  that  parcels,  large  or 

small,  purchased  at  any  of  the  big  department   stores  in  Chicago,  are  delivered 

free  in  La  Grange  that  same  evening. 

Ground  for  building  on  is  still  plentiful  in  La  Grange,  and  lots  are  to  be  had 
from  $20  per  foot  and  upward,  for  50  feet  front  and  163  feet  deep,  for  residence 
lots;  those  for  business  purposes  sell  as  low  as  $150. 


LA  GRANGE. 


La  Grange  has  a  local 
telephone  system   and   ar- 
rangements are  being  made 
to  have  it  connected  with 
the  Chicago  and  long  dis- 
tance system.  It  also  has  an 
.incandescent  electric  light 
plant   and   furnishes   light 
for  the  streets  and  for  most 
of  the  residences.    Its  sew- 
erage and  drainage  arrangements  are  unexcelled.      The  main  sewer  empties  into 
the  Little  Desplaines  River,  two  miles  distant.    The  fine  roads  and  shady  avenues 
around  La  Grange  offer  unequaled  facilities  for  bicycling. 

Among  the  local  societies  are  the  Social  and  the  Cycling  dubs  and  the 
Music  Hall  Association.  The  latter  has  a  handsome  new  building  with  spacious 
parlors,  cosy  card  rooms,  dining  room,  billiard  hall,  etc. 


TE  MILE  beyond  the  town  of  La  Grange  is  Western  Springs, 
with  its  numerous  handsome  residences  and  pretty  lawns. 
It  is  noted  for  its  fine 
mineral    springs 
and  from  this  char- 
acteristic derives  its 
name.       It   has  a  com- 
modious sanitarium,  and  people 
come  from  distant  parts  of  the 
country    to    drink    its    famous 
water.      It  has  several  stores 
of  a  general  character   and  a 
water-works  capable  of  supply- 
ing the  needs  of  a  much  larger 
town.      Western   Springs  has  a 
population  of  J,000  persons. 


INSDALE  is  a  romantic  little  town  nestling:  among 
the  hills  and  dales,  seventeen  miles  out  on  the  line  of  the 
Chicago,   Burlington  &   Qoincy    Railroad.       It    is    an    ideal 
residence  town  and  can  be  reached  from  the  city  in  thirty- 
five  minutes.     Nature  has  been  very  lavish  of  her  choicest 
gifts  to  Hinsdale.      It  is  as  picturesque    as    any  suburban 
town  could  well   be,  and   promises  to  wrest   the  laurels  from 
Evanston  when  it  has  had  a  few  more  years  in  which  to 
rry  out  the  improvements  that  have  been  projected. 

It  is  a  town  of  pretty  hills  and  hollows  and  well  nigh  covered  with  fine  old 
trees.  Hinsdale  has  six  miles  of  paved  streets;  excellent  artesian  wells  with  a 
capacity  of  350  gallons  a  minute  and  a  new  twelve-inch  pipe  that  has  recently 
been  driven  will  increase  this  supply  considerably.  The  town  is  J50  feet  above 
the  level  of  Lake  Michigan,  so  it  has  no  trouble  about  its  sewerage.  Lots  in  this 
locality  are  of  66  to  J65  feet  frontage  and  from  J65  to  260  feet  deep.  Good  lots 
can  be  had  from  $200  upward.  The  town  is  served  with  three  stations  by  the 


Chicago,  Burlington  &  Quincy  Railroad,  the  eastern  one  being  at  Highlands,  the 
central  one  at  Hinsdale  proper  and  the  western  station  at  West  Hinsdale,  one 
mile  farther  on. 

The  improvements 
projected  for  Hinsdale 
include  an  electric-light 
system  both  for  street 
and  house  illumination. 
Work  is  to  begin  on 
the  plant  at  once,  and 
in  a  short  time  it  is 
expected  it  will  be  in 
operation.  It  is  claimed 
that  nowhere  else  in  the 
State,  or  in  any  of  the 
other  States  for  that 


matter,  can  such  fine  roses 
be  found  as  those  grown  at 
Hinsdale.  A  celebrated  florist 
who  had  for  years  unsuccess- 
fully endeavored  to  compete 
with  a  rival  at  Hinsdale,  was 
finally  obliged  to  move  into 
that  part  of  the  country  be- 
fore he  was  able  to  propagate 
as  good  roses  as  his  rival. 


BRUSH  HILL,  HINSDALE. 


West  Hinsdale  and  Downer's  Grove  there 
are  three  stations,  Clarendon  Hills,  Greggs  and  East 
Grove,  all  of  them  places  of  interest  and  with  claims 
to  be  regarded  in  the  list  of  beautiful  suburbs.  They 
are  not  yet  built  up  to  any  great  extent,  but  a  time 
is  fast  arriving  when  they  will  be  peopled  by  wise 
business  men  of  Chicago,  who  can  appreciate  charm- 
ing residence  localities  when  they  see  them.  These  places  are  on  high  ground 
and  surrounded  by  natural  woods  with  plenty  of  streams.  They  have  the  same 
excellent  railroad  accommodations  that  are  possessed  by  the  larger  towns  on  either 
side  of  them. 


OWNER'S  GROVE 

2,500  inhabitants  and  is  bound 
to  have  many  more  in  the  near 
future,  as  it  is  a  suburb  of  rapid 
growth.  It  is  not  a  great  many 
years  ago  since  it  had  only  com- 
paratively few  houses.  It  is 
twenty-one  miles  west  of  the 
Union  Depot,  and  is  attractively 
located  on  rolling  ground  in  the 
midst  of  beautiful  groves  of  na- 
tive timber.  Costly  residences 
line  its  shaded  streets.  It  has 
splendid  religious  and  educational  advantages  and  has  a  first-class  system  of 
water -works  in  operation.  There  are  two  tubular  wells  furnishing  abundant 
pure  water.  Underground  sewerage  is  not  yet  laid  except  on  the  main  street, 


but  the  natural  surface 
drainage  is  so  good 
that  one  more  elabo- 
rate will  not  be  needed 
for  some  time.  The 
improvement  is  ar- 
ranged for,  however, 
as  soon  as  the  need  of 
it  is  felt.  Downer's 
Grove  has  telephone 
communications  with 
the  city.  Saloons  are  t 
prohibited,  but  in  lieu 
of  them  there  are  stores 
of  nearly  every  character  lor  supplying  the  necessaries  of  life  and  many  of  its 
luxuries.  There  are  twenty-four  trains  to  Downer's  Grove  from  the  Union 


DOWNER'S   GROVE. 


Depot  every  day  and  twenty-five  trains  from  the  Grove  to  the  city.    On  Sundays 
ten  trains  run  each  way.     The  time  in  transit  is  forty-three  minutes. 


LOVERS'    TOLL,    NEAR    DOWNER'S. 


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